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The different colors of the faces of the southern school of lion heads are different

Do you want to ask what it means that the faces of the Southern Style Lion Heads are different colors? It means different cultural connotation.

Red for the Guan Gong lion, representing loyalty, victory, because Guan Yu in the minds of the Chinese and for the God of Wealth, so the Guan Gong lion also represents wealth; yellow for the Liu Bei lion, on behalf of the Zephyr, benevolence and royal nobility; black for the Zhang Fei lion, on behalf of the domineering, brave, so generally Zhang Fei lion only in the competition or kicking the challenge with a general celebration or red and yellow for the common people.

Lion dance, is China's outstanding folk art, also known as "Taiping music" in ancient times. Lion dance is divided into north and south, the southern lion is also known as the waking lion. The lion is made of strips of colored cloth, and each lion is usually performed by two people, one dancing at the head and the other at the tail.